kapha
Noun
Meaning
kapha (uncountable)
The dosha composed of water and earth
Examples
According to Ayurvedic treatment experts, maintaining a perfect balance among three aspects of the body—vata, kapha and pitta—is the secret to staying young looking and healthy.
Ayurveda believes in the existence of three elemental substances, the doshas (called Vata, Pitta and Kapha), and states that a balance of the doshas results in health, while imbalance results in disease.
“The energy of the season is high Kapha with a lot of heavy, cold and damp energy that contributes to seasonal lethargy and chest colds.
How to balance Kapha: Kapha needs detoxifying skincare—things to stimulate and clear everything out.
It balances two of the three laws of nature at work in the mind and body (Vata and Kapha).
The Moon is considered a cool planet; hence its connection with kapha, and to some extent with vata.